Basic measurement chart

Measurement is finding a number that shows the size or amount of something.

We can measure:

Length

Length is how far from end to end.

Chart of measurement of length

Measurement tape

Measurement units table

All measurement units chart pdf

Measurement in maths

Also called Distance.

The length of this guitar is about 1 meter (slightly more than 1 yard).

 

Area

Area is the size of a surface: how much is inside the boundary of a flat (2-dimensional) object such as a triangle or circle.

Here Ariel the Dog is waiting patiently inside 1 square meter.

Volume

Volume is the amount of 3-dimensional space an object occupies.

Also called Capacity.

This jug has exactly 1 liter of water in it (slightly more than 2 pints)

 

Mass (Weight)

Mass is how much matter something contains.

This bar of Gold has a Mass of 1 kilogram (slightly more than 2 pounds)

(Weight is "Heaviness" ...

the downward force caused by gravity on an object.)

 

Temperature

How hot or cold a thing is.

Temperature is measured using a thermometer, usually in the Celsius or Fahrenheit scale.

This block of ice would measure 0° Celsius, or 32° Fahrenheit